How to play Lucario in Smash Ultimate! (Basic & Advanced Guide!)

[@lildan596]

Hey everyone! I know this video is about a year old now but everything in this video still applies to ultimate meta. This is the best "how to play Lucario" video on youtube. If you have any other questions you can @ me on twitter or join my discord. I also have a lot more lucario videos that go into more specific details. You can watch them here kzbin.info/aero/PLullUHhbbeBlQDhfWS2sLcM-tM5lvl4G_

[@MuntCuffin6399]

Thanks man this really helped me as a Lucario main.

[@scriptkiddie8205]

WHAT THE FUCK EVEN IS TILT FOR FUCK SAKE AAAAAAAAAA

[@SerperiorSoup]

I cant count how many times i've accidently SD'd with extreme speed

[@waxingcroissant796]

Serperior Soup it’s always those damn accidental curves

[@pokemon05100]

This, so much

[@batguy39]

I still don't get how it works since I can't practice on my own How to stop SDing?

[@isetmfriendsofire]

It was soooooo much easier to control in sm4sh

[@Rainier214]

Wait what does SD mean again? isn’t the D like Directional?

[@sparkofdemons3987]

Mario: *Attacks Lucario* Lucario: Harder. Mario: What? Lucario: What?

[@garkorworldeater3903]

I watched this and immediately felt overwhelmed

[@CalpolMeister]

I REALLY like how you go basic intermediate and advanced on your tutorials, and lucario has been my guy since brawl so I'm going to make this video my bible

[@thenewmeta5139]

Lucario is my first character i'm trying to main. Not going elite or anything, just want some skill. This video really helped!

[@adribadri1095]

Same

[@Liliana_the_ghost_cat]

Same

[@mantrastic8034]

Same

[@anonym3]

try snake. he is jank. and cool.

[@aether8412]

same are you good with him now

[@PearoIGuess]

Every character in smash at 150: oh no im in danger Lucario with 150: you are in danger edit:first comment to ever get hearted best day ever

[@RealItsCMD]

Mahir Azad clumsy got it from reddit

[@jamariblunt9910]

Lol unhearted

[@monkeylikeredbull]

if you edit a comment it unhearts it lol

[@MrMenace888]

Hero: I’ve got no other options. Terry: Are you ok?

[@Mopsspoof]

apersonwhohasapersona dodging a lot and killing lol

[@hcsjiren3871]

"never allow damage to build aura" Tsu: *laughs in master lucario*

[@oddbaum2163]

2:30 *Lucario prepares to play neutral

[@AbsolutelyLego]

When you're in the basic part of the video and you don't understand anything: "Am I stupid?"

[@arcanumdelta]

i remember force palm in smash 4 killing at 70 smash 4 was jank

[@strangecyanide9097]

It was beautiful

[@alexchan3471]

Sick video man, been maining lucario since Brawl and wanted to find some approach options and kill setups in ultimate and this helped a lot!

[@lildan596]

Glad it helped?

[@oogabooga7780]

this is THE channel for lucario mains my guy has 22 videos about him

[@lildan596]

Sure do!

[@rayto1684]

Damn,I need a switch and smash..I really want to main lucario and young link

[@shreyasprabhu3673]

I main young link hes pretty good

[@Cream12345Ice]

Lucario is da man! I love pokemon but Lucario is like the only one I like in smash lol

[@Cream12345Ice]

@Samuel Scholer yeah that's true.... Also forgot to mention yoshi, he's an old school classic.

[@pancakelover5285]

@ALMOND MILK I’m a Jigglypuff main, and for the right person he his very much viable

[@meurdo5437]

young link huh

[@iBoywonderR]

Great guide, would also love to just see some of your online matches as Lucario.

[@lildan596]

heres three videos of my online matches! kzbin.info/www/bejne/epjXomenj5Voe7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/emeVdJR9mNStfNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5WbaaCvrrB9ptE

[@iBoywonderR]

@@lildan596 thanks! :)

[@Azurwrath-cn9yy]

Tbh, I’m just happy that there are other lucario mains out there because he isn’t used much. I’m a lucario main, and almost everyone I know that played super smash plays as some one else, and I’m actually the only lucario main in my school, so, yeah.

[@801Suby]

Lucario main here 😎

[@The_OwO_Shogun]

Wanna-be Lucario, dropped him for lil Mac. My recovery regrets it.

[@oddbaum2163]

Also, some constructive criticism, the music is a bit loud, so it's sometimes hard to focus on what you're saying

[@lildan596]

Thank you!

[@unknownwhale1534]

Oddbaum21 but it’s deltarune.....

[@LittleDP05]

It's not loud enough

[@JonLucy_downunder]

Cole McGrath It needs to be earrape Meglovania

[@SaturnSnapple]

Love me some Rude Buster

[@alphawolf217]

Man this has really helped me improve my lucario game. I’m told I’m already pretty good but I saw this and thought, “I’ve got a lot to learn.” Also has anyone else noticed the lack of lucario mains in the smash community?

[@StarScreamBK201]

He's a very high skill based and takes alot of extra practice this why grind out lucario when you can pick up the s teirs ( this is the logic) I'm a lucario main

[@lookdontlook8829]

I feel like nobody really wants to play lucario because in order for him to be very effective he has to be at a very high percentage and any mistake could cost you the stock

[@overfoxed]

@@lookdontlook8829 That's what makes him so fun

[@athebeast1769]

Can you make this again but with your controller being shown because I have no idea how to do the upthrows and stuff

[@soldisamira1069]

You grab and choice the direction of the throw with the joysticks

[@RickyJC]

I may be kind of late, but... if you refuse to learn about lilDan's tech section (B-Reversing mainly), and you want to progress as a serious competitive player, you might as well drop Lucario.

[@lildan596]

Tysm!!!

[@RickyJC]

lilDan596 thanks for the shout out my man! I knew about B-reverse but not about wave bounce, thanks for your research and hard work in these videos.

[@youtubetrolls7934]

I just started lucario 2 days ago and, I still suck.

[@youtubetrolls7934]

Even though I’ve played for almost a year now

[@Alex-fd5le]

Thanks for the guide! Really trying to pick him up especially after the latest patch. You also have good taste in music 😉

[@ToxicPea]

I don't really plan on maining Furry Aura man, but I feel like giving the pup a try. I rarely see Lucario players in my region, so maybe I can have him as a pocket character.

[@Auride]

Your explanation of wavebouncing is incorrect. It's not a "b-reverse b-reverse". It's closer to a turnaround b-reverse. To perform a wavebounce neutral special, you must tap back (relative to your initial facing direction), return the stick to neutral, press special, then press forward. The first tap back must be done no more than 10 frames before pressing special. This is what causes the turnaround. Forward must be held on or before the 4th frame after pressing special. Note that both of those numbers are for Smash 4, and I haven't re-tested it, but I'm pretty sure it's unchanged. What you were likely doing is holding back too long, and pressing special before releasing the stick. This results in a turnaround side-special. When you hold forward, you b-reverse the side-special. The end result is a wavebounce side-special.

[@lildan596]

ty for cleaing that up!

[@JonLucy_downunder]

The developers probably didn’t intend turnaround specials and b-reverses to be done together but they kept it because it was a somewhat competitively useful tech

[@JeJaJeJa]

Good Video. I still play Kirby but Lucario feels a lot better now. I wanna play him even if just for fun.

[@mikecoolgreen]

pretty good guide, i recently picked up a lucario as someone to play because i like to try out other character and i do think the aura mechanic is pretty good because it allows you to potentially turn a losing stock streak into a winning streak. pretty much the equivalent to one punch man when the aura is maxed

[@xael-the-artist7708]

Thank you so much for this, they are not that many Lucario mains and especially Lucario guides, this for sure will help me improve! Hope one day I'll become a better Lucario and develop strategies on my own and share it for everyone. Keep the good work ^^

[@pancakelover5285]

Especially since Lucario is one of the most complete characters with the whole Aura system

[@seejay6360]

As a Lucario main who is new to Smash I appreciate this vid and hope to see lots more vids on Lucario to come, good stuff man!

[@notchpoodles5864]

I’m glad to know that other ppl appreciate Lucario as much as I️ do

[@cha0sleader]

Good Stuff! The list of simple combos/setups with examples will be a welcome sight for those getting into Lucario. The ledgetrap intro is also great: having the shot available and able to cancel into so many things is extremely nerve-wracking on the opponent. I can think of a few other handy and possibly unique tools at Lucario's disposal, especially how Double Team counter can be exceptionally helpful to get out of pressure/disadvantage. I hope I'm not being too forward or nitpicky with this, but I feel obligated to explain a fairly significant discrepancy about Aura. I looked over Meshima's tweet about Aura mechanics and multipliers. As someone who's spent a *lot* of time working with/labbing Lucario in Ultmate (and slowly compiling a comprehensive guide), I can pretty definitely say that Meshima's analysis is, at best, incomplete. Aura actually *does* take into account up to two stocks both ahead and behind, but with some caveats and strings attached. I go into great and comprehensive detail on how Aura functions in this guide posted here: smashboards.com/threads/aura-dojo-the-ultimate-players-guide-to-lucario-w-i-p.466160/ Also, with your permission, I'd like to link/embed this video in the guide itself for helpful future reference.

[@lildan596]

Yes you my use this video!

[@psychorodentstudios5441]

I like the basic Lucario guide. Though I feel that you should do a basic good or bad matchup explanation on what he is good against. Like is he good against projectile characters when you were mentioning Stage advantage. I mean other than that it’s solid! I didn’t know you can combo Aura Sphere into Force Palm. I’ve always had a interest in learning Lucario sense Brawl. Very glad he got the changes he needed!

[@jaydenreed164]

thank you, i was a decently good smash player but i didn’t know any of the complicated mechanics, and now i’m a much better lucario main. thanks!

[@aubreyholdinggun]

I love and hate how Lucario's strength is also his weakness. Your specials feel useless without percentage but when you have percentage the abilites are nearly 2HKOs but your just so easy to launch. Is he high risk high reward?

[@lildan596]

Yes

[@ayyydrian4182]

As an mk player its pretty fun

[@JackRusherRushnic]

Lucario is a ton of fun, love playing him and hope to become proficient with him in the coming months alongside shulk. Thank you for this great video!

[@lucifermagne3035]

Lucario on %0: Heehee, I'm in danger. Lucario on %100 damage: Heehee, YOU'RE in danger!

[@kaimystic1949]

This is why I main lucario. He’s freaking great.

[@kaeyaalberich1605]

thanks alot man, i js got smash a few days ago and aft abit of playing world of light, i found that i really liked lucario. this video helped alot also i see ur a deltarune fan?

[@bkopgamer]

This might be late but thank you for uploading this video.

[@trashcant1522]

the best part about the yoshi island clip is that luigi points at lucario before questioning what just happened

[@jorgegabrielgarofalotorres3621]

That's my boy lucario my favorite character.💙💙💙

[@vakira7810]

Lucario is so cheese why I love him. I never truly feel at a disadvantage

[@Sneaky-si5tj]

I like the neutral part song

[@DinoMan_6]

Nice. Much needed currently learning Lucario.

[@lildan596]

Glad it helped!!!

[@kaimystic1949]

Chee Rex he’s definitely my favorite character

[@datsavagepokewolf5427]

Yea he;s 1 of my mains and I've been playing him since smash 4 but I still have a lot 2 learn

[@TheDrawdex]

I find it interesting, as a Fox main since Smash Bros, with Lucarios speed changes, I feel right at home. Still trying to understand the UP+B, so if a guide to that can be made, I would greatly apreciate it.

[@spaceangelmewtwo9074]

Basically all you need to know about Lucario's Up B is that it goes further the more aura you have, you can change direction in midair, and if you hit the ground with it, you can damage opponents. Think of it like Diddy Kong's Up+B but much better.

[@Dylan-ig8vf]

@@spaceangelmewtwo9074 You don't need to hit the ground to hit opponents. It just has a hit box near the end of the move.

[@novidas1613]

Using it offensively to cover your recovery, you can point the control stick in any direction to alter the opponent's launch trajectory. Keep in mind though that even slight changes in the angle can also greatly affect your landing lag, because even at its shortest, the endlag is fairly punishable if the hitbox is avoided

[@lrdalucardart]

I hv no idea how I ended up here, but definitly gonna give it a try to Lucario, now.

[@Yashahiro_]

This was pretty informative. Kinda fast, but you did go through alot

[@KyzaelEomei]

If there's anything I'm taking from this, the biggest thing is my follow-ups to catching people in my Aura Sphere. I was so sad I couldn't JCUp-Smash anymore when I got Ultimate. But the follow-up Force Palm is nice and I never thought of it given it was just a mix-up before in SSB4, for me. My main issues from coming from SSB4 is just relearning my percentages of me and my opponent and memorizing my new combos. Up-throw into Up-Air isn't as true as it used to be, to confirm easy kills. So I just have to learn new ways.

[@Woopor]

I always love playing as lucario and my brother is Kirby and charges his hammer up, and then BAM! Down B and Kirby is gone

[@BabuBabu-ip6oh]

I love it. So many people spit on Lucario and heavily underestimate him. He's like another Little Mac in the eyes of the smash community: *They call him trash, yet they're afraid to play against him.* I'm happy to see people still use him.

[@iliekeggz]

Lucario, the most fun pokemon to play in every single game its in

[@MBB-LLC]

nice lucario guide man i'm going to pick up all the pokemon. recently been trying incineroar

[@akorra139]

Thank you for this, once I saw how different the attacks were, I searched over and over for a useful vid and I finally found it

[@anonym3]

the incarnation of clutch daddy.

[@HeyRoosty]

I've been trying to play a ton of Lucario and genuinely my only issue with him is Up-B. Whenever I recover it seems like Lucario has a mind of his own and starts doing autistic semi-cricles and I end up with either more endlag or a straight up SD. It's so frustrating losing a stock with aura because of something like that.

[@DoubleTapJeff]

You usually fly farther when the more damage and you guide lucario right before lucario uses extreme speed with your joystick so just keep in mind where your point your joy stick

[@kh-oj4uf]

i stg this is true asf, dude literally acts like a 4 year old learning how to draw circles

[@zeng58]

4:42 did you tap your mic by accident? Awesome vid I’ve learned a lot

[@dhark0n332]

I just... played lucario And Holy Shit, I just loved playing him during 20+ matches, he is so satisfatory like gettin a rest in out of the arena and winning

[@hamodhamod8322]

Tip: play offensive untill you get your sphere if you play aginst a noob

[@natethegrate2608]

I'm a little late to the comment section, but I am stoked at becoming a Lucario player. Ive always thought "man it would be fun to play against something that isn't a fox, cloud, sephiroth, joker, or FREAKING LINK" I love the idea of playing something original. And of the 200 hours of online play I've done, I haven't played against a SINGLE Lucario. At this point, I don't even mind if my main becomes my secondary and Lucario becomes my main. He's hard, but holy crap is he really cool

[@disawisa7540]

Pretty informative vid. I think I might pick up Lucario now.

[@lildan596]

yasss do ittt

[@Ingenium04]

Great vid! I also main lucario and this video has helped me very much!

[@bartoncountysmash560]

this video is so sick, i love lucario but i knew i was lacking some knowledge. this had everything i needed!

[@lildan596]

i have a lot more videos like this too

[@hiramrichmond3341]

btw aura also significantly increasing the hit box size of all smash attacks, aura sphere and the distance and speed of which Extremespeed travels

[@justpete26]

Thanks so much for this vid, immediately after I watched it and applied the techniques I became much better even beating people much higher then my level and insane aura clutches

[@oiboi4529]

Lucario is the hyuga member of Pokémon

[@wolfdraco5971]

Gentle Step : Twin Aura Fists!!

[@wolfdraco5971]

He is basically Hinata and Naruto Combined.

[@minicooper1293]

Now THAT'S what I call a useful guide! Although I'm a Wolf main since basically day 0 of Ultimate, Lucario recently caught my attention. A very fun character that I might invest more time into.

[@lildan596]

Yayyy well I hope this video helped you!!!

[@tynphanagegameing3109]

This video is very helpful, especially the tips with the force palm grab/flame.

[@lildan596]

thank you! I have other lucario guides as well on my channel. one coming soon about aura sphere

[@nojorooney]

Thanks for the help, I’m working on a smash video called the Brawlers as a montage, it won’t contain every new brawl fighter but it will contain most of them. So this was very helpful.

[@roko4921]

It was actually helpful since I have lucario as my main

[@dylantherunner5841]

I like characters that don't have lots of complicated combos, great!

[@lildan596]

He is very complicated lol

[@LightningCayo]

I only mained Lucario in Brawl. Smash 4 was kind of boring, so hopefully I can pick up Lucario again. Moral of the story, don’t be a masochist with Lucario to gain Aura.

[@quandaledingle9725]

I actually Main and love lucario because he is and always will be my fav Pokémon

[@noerosier4714]

I have a bad english but i understanded all u said

[@SterlynnA]

I recently started wanting to learn how to play competitive smash and I’ve wanted to main Lucario because he’s one of my favorite characters. Thank you for the tips, instant sub

[@lildan596]

Tysm!!!

[@brocmt]

Good stuff, been playing Lucario since Brawl, and I learned a couple new things. I think it's worth mentioning that Aura Sphere canceling was harder in 4 since you had to shield-cancel into a jump-canceled up-smash (which was pretty much the only thing to do with a foe caught in the charge-up) , and now we can just cancel the shield straight into up-smash (or Force Palm grab, or any of the other new options) without hitting jump in between. Ultimate makes that tech so much more accessible. At the same time, the charge-up hit box got a bit of a nerf, since a lot of times you could just cover most ledge options by being backed up against the ledge charging up the sphere. It now doesn't go below the stage even at max aura. Also, characters with low-hanging hitboxes off the ledge might not get hit with a sphere - the FE characters in general hang really low off the ledge.

[@MurphyTheFish]

Dat 5 part fair true combo

[@samuelvarga5694]

Ty man keep up the good work

[@abadger6139]

oof I heard Rude Buster and thought my phone was ringing lmao (I have the song as my ringtone)

[@leek1012]

As a lucario main, i approve of this message.

[@josephjin9252]

Playing a Lucario vs Lucario is the flashiest matchup in smash

[@Gangster0326]

I feel like I had him down in brawl but now I can’t do shit lmao. But then again haven’t played smash since brawl

[@Ryzard]

Yeah, my experience in brawl has messed with my performance in ultimate.

[@dannyhelser5824]

4:40 BONK

[@SourSalty]

For charge cancel you don't necessarily need to sheild to charge cancel you can just jump

[@iamLI3]

now i have a couple new tricks i can use

[@goldgamer3925]

thankyou i always used lucario so this help me so much now

[@Jackaljkljkl]

If you can't Wavebounce (I can't either), you can instead do an empty RAR jump towards your opponent and then tap B and the immediatley left-stick forwards (i.e. a B-reverse). This will cause your character move diagonally back and downwards while charging Aura Sphere in what is essentially a pseudo-wavebounce. The only difference is that, unlike Wavebouncing, it requires an initial Dash to initiate the RAR.

[@TheLegend-qw6sd]

This guide had was so helpful

[@squibbles_]

I mained Lucario entierly in Brawl, and mained him along with Shulk in Sm4sh. I've been wanting to get back into him, so thanks for the guide! :>

[@DinoMan_6]

Dude imagine if Sceptile was in this game. I can just picture him rn. He would be a mix of greninja and lucario.

[@ShinyKelp]

How'd he be a mix of those 2? I can't see the characteristics from either of them. If anything, Leaf Blade would kinda function like Greninja's smash attacks, but other than that...

[@cosmictraveler1146]

@@ShinyKelp Maybe Greninja's speed and lucario's aura but reskinned as Overgrow I guess? Yeah Greninja is the only thing similar to it it terms of attacks go. Maybe it can get Energy Ball as Aura Sphere's replacement.

[@ryhanmortuza]

Sceptile would be a projectile/close-range melee character. He would essentially be a stronger Greninja minus the swiftness/recovery

[@lucasskotiniotis1360]

Also, Dtilt can combo into dash attack and then into 2 fairs. depending on the %, aura, and character you're facing you can do an upair at the end.

[@drakath5727]

B reversing is easy for me but trying to just do it without changing momentum is absolutely hell for me.

[@rmnlmao5569]

Any other SSF2 players out there want Lucario in the game? Nah, just me? mkay.

[@stargazersdance]

I'm with you.

[@J.R156]

He's coming

[@Taktaagic]

Well well well, we have him now!

[@abdosamadmussa1472]

MY BRAIN !!

[@thatguy5277]

I didn't understand a thing 10/10 Will watch again (If not I would've wasted my time here)

[@Mystravian]

Headbonk into counter is basically a true combo tbh.

[@Pierseus]

I main quite a few characters but I’ve maimed Lucario since Brawl, I really like his character.

[@omegaxtrigun]

tfw even the basics feel advanced D:

[@edmac5430]

Nice Rudebuster

[@lockedronin6279]

Great vid

[@loganburke2138]

For Aura: In comparison to 70%,

[@twotamatos]

As playing him I learnt that gaining aura through hurting yourself is not good try to play him as dodgey and as grabby and airel shit to gain damage in the beginning then you’ll gain range throughout the game and it feels good that I learnt that myself when a guy who obviously plays him a lot says that too glad I learnt that the hard way then learnt and got better don’t go for that aura rage lol

[@kymekotorrence2683]

Can anyone tell me ... what control settings you use for lucario for game cube control